Method and apparatus for handling in-device co-existence interference in a wireless communication environment

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of handling in-device co-existence interference in a wireless communication environment. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting in-device co-existence interference between a LTE module and an ISM module in user equipment. The method further includes identifying subframes and corresponding HARQ processes in a set of subframes allocated to the LTE module which are affected by the ISM module operation. Additionally, the method includes reserving the remaining subframes and corresponding HARQ processes in the set of subframes for the LTE module operation. Furthermore, the method includes indicating to a base station that the remaining subframes and the corresponding HARQ processes are reserved for the LTE module operation to resolve the in-device co-existence interference. Moreover, the method includes receiving scheduling pattern indicating subframes and corresponding HARQ processes reserved for the LTE operation or derived DRX parameters from the base station based on the indication.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY

The present application is a continuation of U.S. Non-Provisional patentapplication Ser. No. 13/877,834 filed Apr. 4, 2013 and entitled “METHODAND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING IN-DEVICE CO-EXISTENCE INTERFERENCE IN AWIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT,” which is a national stage filing ofPatent Cooperation Treaty Patent Application No. PCT/KR2011/07332 filedOct. 4, 2011 and entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING IN-DEVICECO-EXISTENCE INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT” whichclaims priority to Indian Patent Application No. 2939/CHE/2010 filedOct. 4, 2010 and entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING IN-DEVICECO-EXISTENCE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN LTE AND ISM TECHNOLOGIES.” The contentof the above-identified patent documents is incorporated herein byreference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communicationsystem, and more particularly relates to handling in-device co-existenceinterference in a wireless communication environment.

BACKGROUND

Coexistence of LTE with ISM (Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi® and the like) bandtechnologies and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology isnecessary to be provided as these are becoming very common combinationsin mobile handsets. Each of these technologies is developed by differentgroup to serve a specific purpose. Characteristics of each of thesetechnologies are different. They operate in different frequencies, havedifferent access mechanism, have different frame structure, and peaktransmit power.

When all these technologies operate simultaneously in an adjacent band,(small separation, e.g., <20 MHz) usually 50 dB isolation is required.However, small form factor of the UE provides only 10-30 dB isolation.As a result, the transmitter of one radio severely affects the receiverof another radio. For example, a small form factor of the UE may posegreat challenge of interference from transmission of ISM technology tothe receiver of cellular technologies such as LTE or WiMAX. Similarly,the transmitter of cellular technology may cause severe interference tothe ISM receiver. The main cause of in-device co-existence issues may bebecause of receiver blocking due to limited dynamic range of poweramplifier. Analogue to Digital converter and out of band emission due toimperfect filtering.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of handlingin-device co-existence interference in a wireless communicationenvironment. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting in-deviceco-existence interference between a LTE module and an ISM module in userequipment. The method further includes identifying subframes andcorresponding HARQ processes in a set of subframes allocated to the LTEmodule which are affected by the ISM module operation. Additionally, themethod includes reserving the remaining subframes and corresponding HARQprocesses in the set of subframes for the LTE module operation.Furthermore, the method includes indicating to a base station that theremaining subframes and the corresponding HARQ processes are reservedfor the LTE module operation to resolve the in-device co-existenceinterference. Moreover, the method includes receiving scheduling patternindicating subframes and corresponding HARQ processes reserved for theLTE operation or derived DRX parameters from the base station based onthe indication.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating separation between LTE andBluetooth® channels, in the context of the disclosure.

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating separation between LTE andWiFi® channels, in the context of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of wireless communication system forhandling in-device co-existence interference between a LTE module and anISM module in user equipment, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a process flowchart illustrating an exemplary method ofhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module andthe ISM module of the user equipment, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a process flowchart illustrating an exemplary method ofhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module andthe ISM module of the user equipment, according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a process flowchart illustrating an exemplary method ofhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module andthe ISM module of the user equipment, according to yet anotherembodiment.

The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and arenot intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Technical Problem

LTE coexistence with Bluetooth®

A LTE band 7 UL and Bluetooth® band are separated by 20 MHz frequencyband. The band 7 is FDD band and hence the LTE-receiver is not affectedby the Bluetooth® transmitter whereas the LTE transmitter can affect theBluetooth® receiver. Also, there is very negligible separation of 2 MHzbetween LTE band 40 (TDD band) and the Bluetooth® frequency band.Therefore, it is not possible to discontinue using higher portion of LTEband 40 in case of coexistence. FIG. 1A is a schematic diagramillustrating separation between LTE and Bluetooth® channels.

LTE Co-Existence with Wi-Fi®

There are 14 channels demarcated in an ISM band for a Wi-Fi® operation.Each channel is separated from other channel by 5 MHz with an exceptionof channel number 14 which is separated by 12 MHz. The channel 1 startswith 2401 MHz and hence there is almost no separation between LTE band40 and Wi-Fi®. Channel 14 of Wi-Fi® ends at 2495 MHz so theoreticallyonly 5 MHz separation is available between the LTE band 7 and theWi-Fi®. Different countries have different policies for number ofallowed channels of the Wi-Fi®. Currently, many countries allow onlychannel 1 to 13 whereas Japan allows usage of channel number 14 only forIEEE 802.11b based communication. This suggest even though in theoryonly 5 MHz separation is available between the Wi-Fi and the LTE band 7but in practice at least 17 MHz is available. FIG. 1B is a schematicdiagram illustrating separation between LTE and Wi-Fi® channels.

Technical Solution

A method of handling an in-device co-existence interference in a userequipment, comprising: detecting an in-device co-existence interferencebetween a LTE module and an ISM module in a user equipment; identifyingone or more subframes and corresponding HARQ processes in a set ofsubframes allocated to the LTE module which are affected by the ISMmodule operation; reserving the remaining subframes and correspondingHARQ processes in the set of subframes for the LTE module operation; andindicating, to a base station, that the remaining subframes and thecorresponding HARQ processes in the set of subframes are reserved forthe LTE module operation to resolve in-device co-existence interferencebetween the LTE module and the ISM module.

An apparatus comprising: a processor; and memory coupled to theprocessor, wherein the memory includes an interference resolution moduleconfigured for: detecting an in-device co-existence interference betweena LTE module and an ISM module; identifying one or more subframes andcorresponding HARQ processes in a set of subframes allocated to the LTEmodule which are affected by the ISM module operation; reserving theremaining subframes and corresponding HARQ processes in the set ofsubframes for the LTE module operation; and indicating, to a basestation, that the remaining subframes and the corresponding HARQprocesses in the set of subframes are reserved for the LTE moduleoperation to resolve in-device co-existence interference between the LTEmodule and the ISM module.

A method of handling an in-device co-existence interference in a userequipment, comprising: detecting an in-device co-existence interferencebetween a LTE module and an ISM module of a user equipment; determininga set of parameters associated with a DRX operation to causeinterference free operation of the LTE module and the ISM module; andcommunicating the set of parameters associated with the DRX operation toa base station in a wireless network.

An apparatus comprising: a processor; and memory coupled to theprocessor, wherein the memory includes an interference resolution moduleconfigured for: detecting an in-device co-existence interference betweena LTE module and an ISM module; determining a set of parametersassociated with a DRX operation to cause interference free operationbetween the LTE module and the ISM module; and communicating the set ofparameters associated with the DRX operation to a base station in awireless network.

A method of handling an in-device co-existence interference in a userequipment comprising: detecting an in-device co-existence interferencebetween a LTE module and an ISM module of a user equipment; identifyinga set of parameters associated with the LTE module in at least one offrequency domain and time domain to resolve the in-device co-existenceinterference; and transmitting a unified signaling message indicatingthe set of parameters such that the base station schedules data to theuser equipment based on the set of parameters to provide interferencefree time to the LTE module and the ISM module.

An apparatus comprising: a processor; and memory coupled to theprocessor, wherein the memory includes an interference resolution moduleconfigured for: detecting an in-device co-existence interference betweena LTE module and an ISM module; identifying a set of parametersassociated with the LTE module in at least one of frequency domain andtime domain to resolve the in-device co-existence interference; andtransmitting a unified signaling message indicating the set ofparameters to a base station such that the base station schedules datato the user equipment based on the set of parameters to provideinterference free time to the LTE module and the ISM module.

Advantageous Effects

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of handlingin-device co-existence interference in a wireless communicationenvironment.

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for handlingin-device co-existence interference in a user equipment. In thefollowing detailed description of the embodiments of the subject matterof this disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings thatform a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustrationspecific embodiments in which the subject matter of this disclosure maybe practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail toenable those skilled in the art to practice the subject matter of thisdisclosure, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may beutilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scopeof the present disclosure. The following detailed description is,therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of thepresent disclosure is defined only by the appended claims.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of wireless communication system 200for handling in-device co-existence interference between a LTE moduleand an ISM module in user equipment, according to one embodiment. InFIG. 2, the wireless communication system 200 includes a base station(e.g., eNB) 250 and a user equipment (UE) 251 connected via a wirelessnetwork (e.g., LTE network) 253. The user equipment 252 includes a LTEmodule 202, an ISM module 204, a processor 206, and memory 208. Thememory 208 includes an interference resolution module 210 stored in theform of instructions, that when executed by the processor 206, result inhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module 202and the ISM module 204.

Consider that, the LTE module 202 and the ISM module 204 are ON and theinterference resolution module 210 has detected that the LTE module 202interferes with the operation of the ISM module 204. In such a case, theinterference resolution module 210 ensures interference free operationof the LTE module 202 and the IBM module 204 by performing one of themethods described in FIGS. 3 to 5.

FIG. 3 is a process flowchart 300 illustrating an exemplary method ofhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module 202and the ISM module 204 of the user equipment (UE) 252, according to oneembodiment. At step 302, in-device co-existence interference between theLTE module 202 and the ISM module 204 is detected. For example, theinterference resolution module 210 may determine that the LTE moduleoperation causes interference to the ISM module operation or getinterfered by the ISM module operation. At step 304, the ISM timeline isaligned in such a way that number of affected sub-frames associated withthe LTE module 202 and time slots associated with the ISM module 204 arereduced as much as possible to reduce the interference caused the LTEmodule 202 or the ISM module 204. If the interference still persists,then the interference resolution module 210 performs steps describedbelow.

At step 306, one or more subframes and corresponding uplink/downlinkhybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes in a set of subframesthat still interfere with or interfered by the ISM module operation areidentified. At step 308, remaining subframes and corresponding UL/DLHARQ processes in the set of subframes are reserved for the LTE moduleoperation. In step 310, the remaining subframes and the correspondingUL/DL HARQ processes are indicated as reserved for the LTE moduleoperation to the base station 251 in a gap pattern. The remainingsubframes and the corresponding UL/DL HARQ processes are indicated tothe base station 251 when the UE 252 has received a message indicatingwhether the wireless network supports reporting of in-deviceco-existence interference at the UE 252.

In one embodiment, the remaining subframes and the corresponding UL/DLHARQ processes are represented and indicated to the base station 251 ina bitmap based gap pattern. The length of bitmap based gap patterndepends on LTE TDD configuration or a FDD mode of operation. Forexample, the length of bitmap for FDD is ‘8’ and ‘UL-DL configuration’in TDD domain. In another embodiment, the remaining subframes and thecorresponding UL/DL HARQ processes are represented and indicated interms of DRX parameters such as length of DRX cycle, on-duration timerinterval and so on. In these embodiments, the DRX parameters or bitmapinformation is communicated in a message.

The message can be a new message (hereinafter referred to as in-deviceco-existence interference indication or IDC_IND) or existing LTE messagesuch as measurement report. A new measurement trigger e.g., C1 can beintroduced if the measurement report is used. When measurement reportsare used for creating gap pattern, the measurement configuration relatedto the interference reporting may include specific measurement reportingevents which clearly identify interference reporting. These events maybe pre-configured or dynamically configured by the wirelesscommunication network. The threshold for reporting these events can bebased upon on RSRP, RSSI RSRP, SINR or any other general measurement inthe UE 252. These thresholds are specified in the measurementconfiguration from the wireless communication network 253 to the UE 252.

The reserved subframes and UL/DL HARQ processes are indicated to thebase station 251 to accommodate ISM/GNSS traffic during the identifiedsubframes and the corresponding UL/DL HARQ processes. Based on theindication, the base station 251 is aware that there is in-deviceco-existence interference between the LTE module 202 and the ISM module204 at the UE 251. Accordingly, the base station 251 incorporates thebitmap information/DRX parameters in scheduling UL/DL data to the UE252.

At step 312, a scheduling pattern is received from the base station 251in response to the indication. The scheduling pattern indicates reservedsubframes and corresponding HARQ processes as determined by the UE 252in a bitmap or derived DRX parameters. Alternatively, the base station251 may indicate modified subframes and DL/UL HARQ processes via amodified bitmap or DRX parameters. For example, when the ISM module 204is a Bluetooth® transceiver, the base station 251 provides at least onesubframe to allow at least a pair of clean Bluetooth® Tx/Rx instances ineach Bluetooth® interval and other subframes to the LTE module 202. Itmeans that UE 252 can assume that the base station 251 restricts itselfto DL allocation/UL grants inside the scheduling pattern. Accordingly,the scheduling pattern is applied to resolve in-device co-existenceinterference at the UE 252. Thus, in this manner, the above processprovides interference free time to the LTE module 202 and the ISM module204.

FIG. 4 is a process flowchart 400 illustrating an exemplary method ofhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module 202and the ISM module 204 of the UE 252, according to another embodiment.At step 402, in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module202 and the ISM module 204 is detected. At step 404, the ISM timeline isaligned in such a way that number of affected subframes associated withthe LTE module 202 and time slots associated with the ISM module 204 arereduced as much as possible.

At step 406, a set of parameters associated with DRX operation aredetermined to resolve in-device co-existence interference between theLTE module 202 and the ISM module 204. The set of parameters includeson-duration timer, inactivity timer, retransmission timer, and length ofthe DRX cycle. The values of parameters depend on the use case and thescenario of co-existence seen by the UE 252 at the moment and the ISMmodule activity it expects. At step 408, the set of parametersassociated with the DRX operation is communicated to the base station251. For example, the set of parameters are communicated in ameasurement report (e.g., C1 measurement report) or any other message.In some embodiments, the set of parameters are transmitted to the basestation 251 when the UE 252 has received a message indicating whetherthe wireless network supports reporting of in-device co-existenceinterference at the UE 252. Accordingly, the base station 251 configuresDRX cycle parameters based on the set of parameters associated with theDRX cycle.

At step 410, the LTE module 202 and the ISM module 204 are configured tooperate during the on-duration time interval and remaining time interval(DRX cycle—on-duration timer) respectively. In some embodiments, thein-activity timer is set to a value zero till the in-device co-existenceinterference exists between the LTE module 202 and the ISM module 204.In these embodiments, activities of the LTE module 202 are suspendeddoting the remaining time interval of the DRX cycle (e.g., when thein-activity timer is running). For example, the LTE module activity suchas adaptive/non-adaptive UL retransmissions, DL retransmissions, servicerequest, and contention resolution is suspended during the in-activitytimer. In one embodiment, the LTE module activities are suspended bysetting the retransmission timer to a value zero till the in-deviceco-existence interference exists between the LTE module 202 and the ISMmodule 204. Thus, the ISM module activity is allowed withoutinterference when the in-activity timer is running.

The gap patterns discussed above tries to make either LTE module 202 orISM module 204 to be operational at any given point of time. However,the gap patterns may be designed in such a way that transmission and/orreception of LTE signals are synchronized with transmission and/orreception of ISM signals. It may also be possible that a short durationtransmission or reception in LTE signals may not affect the reception ortransmission of the ISM signals and vice a versa because of strongchannel coding available in the corresponding technology and hence canbe allowed. Therefore, the gap design can consider the above saidflexibility available due to channel coding. Such autonomous UE behaviorof determining as when to operate the LTE module and/or the ISM modulefor creating gap pattern for some rare situation helps in reducing thedesign of many gap patterns. This occasional UE autonomous behavior isneeded for effective handling of in-device co-existence interference.The UE 252 may decide autonomously to perform UL/DL activity to protectsmall infrequent but important events of other technology and hencecreate autonomous gaps keeping the minimal BLER requirements for LTEtransmission and reception.

In LTE measurement gaps are supported to help UE perform inter-frequencymeasurement. In another embodiment measurement gap can be used toprovide the desired TDM solution to solve for in-device co-existenceinterference with small change in values of the measurement gap relatedparameters.

FIG. 5 is a process flowchart 500 illustrating an exemplary method ofhandling in-device co-existence interference between the LTE module 202and the ISM module 204 of the UE 252, according to yet anotherembodiment. At step 502, in-device co-existence interference between theLTE module 202 and the ISM module 204 is detected. At step 504, a set ofparameters associated with the LTE module 202 in Frequency DivisionMultiplexing (FDM) domain and/or Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) domainis identified to resolve the in-device co-existence interference. In FDMdomain, the set of parameters includes one or more frequencies in theLTE band which cause interference to the ISM module 204 or are affectedby the ISM module 204. In TDM domain, the set of parameters includes DRXcycle parameters and/or reserved HARQ process values (e.g. bitmappattern) associated with the LTE module operation. For example, the DRXcycle parameters include on duration timer value, length of DRX cycle,re-transmission timer value, and inactivity timer value. The HARQprocess values includes one or more subframes and corresponding HARQprocesses in a set of subframes which do not contribute to the in-deviceco-existence interference.

At step 506, a unified signaling message indicating the set ofparameters is transmitted to the base station 251 to provideinterference free time to the LTE module 202 and the ISM module 204. Aunified signaling is a mechanism in which FDM and/or TDM solutionrelated parameters are communicated simultaneously to the base station251. The unified signaling message is transmitted to the base station251 only when the UE 252 is aware that the wireless network supportsreporting of in-device co-existence interference detected at the UE 252.Also, the unified signaling message indicates whether the UE 252 prefersa TDM based solution or a FDM based solution to resolve the in-deviceco-existence interference.

Accordingly, the base station 251 schedules data to the UE 252 in TDMdomain or selects the FDM domain solution based on the set ofparameters. If the TDM solution is selected, the UE 252 receives ascheduling pattern from the base station 251 in response to the set ofparameters associated with the TDM domain. If the FDM solution isselected, then the UE 252 may be notified through a message indicatingthat a FDM solution is selected to resolve in-device co-existenceinterference, where the message may include a handover command tohandover a wireless connection from one component carrier (e.g., Primarycell) to another or a deactivation command to deactivate the affectedcomponent carrier(s) (e.g., Secondary cells). The FDM solution refers tothe base station 251 decision to prepare the UE 252 and the wirelesscommunication network 253 for inter-frequency handover.

The UE 252 is also configured to detect end of in-device co-existenceinterference between the LTE module 202 and the ISM module 204. Whenthere is no interference, the UE 252 communicates the end of in-deviceco-existence interference between the LTE module 202 and the ISM module204 via a unified signaling message, a measurement report, a radioresource connection (RRC) message, or a new message. In an example, theunified signaling message can also have enable and disable kind ofsignaling. The ‘signal enable’ is used when in-device co-existenceinterference is detected, whereas the ‘signal disable’ is used when thein-device co-existence interference is no more present.

In LTE, in the case of UL scheduling, there is a considerable time fromthe instance a grant is received on a PDCCH and the corresponding ULtransmission is carried over the air interface. An UL grant received inTTI ‘n’ is applicable for TTI ‘n+k’ where ‘k’ is 4 in case of FDD anddepends on ‘UL-DL Configuration’ and varies from one another. Dependingon the value of ‘k’, the UE has the prior knowledge of UL transmission.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the prior knowledge of ULtransmission can be exploited in determining the gap pattern. So it ispossible that the UE 252 may not send the suggested bit pattern for ULand the base station 251 can schedule the UE 252 in any of the UL TTIand the UE 252 uses the knowledge of frame relevance to turn ON/OFF ISMmodule activity.

In the LTE DL, data assignments received in TTI ‘n’ are applicable insame TTI, i.e., TTI ‘n’. At most, first 3 symbols of a sub frame areused for PDCCH and the PDCCH decoding based on the corresponding UE RNTIreveals if the data is for the UE 251. In this case, if the UE 252 candecode the PDCCH quick enough well before the end of the subframe, theUE 252 have good enough time to activate the ISM radio if the UE 252figures out that there is no data in that particular TTI for it.

Alternatively, the UE 252 can activate the ISM radio based on the PDCCHdecoding, provided the UE 252 can decode the PDCCH well before the endof the subframe. To enhance the PDCCH decoding time, the base station251 can use the reduced search space for scheduling the UE 252 if the UE252 has reported the in-device coexistence interference to the basestation 251.

In one exemplary implementation, the unified signaling process describedabove works in the manner as follows. The base station indicates to theUE 252 that it supports “interference reporting” and also configuresnumber of component carriers (CCs) that can be considered for reportingin-device co-existence interference via a system information block orspecified dedicated message. When the UE 252 detects in-deviceco-existence interference, the UE 252 decides whether to report thepresence of in-device coexistence interference to the base station 251or can itself handle the in-device coexistence interference. If the UE252 reports the in-device co-existence interference to the base station251 through measurement reports or any other message (IDC_IND). Forexample, the UE 252 reports the preference of a FDM or TDM solution persingle carrier or a set of the carriers. If a TDM solution is indicatedfor any corresponding carrier, the UE 252 reports a gap patternindicating UE availability/non-availability for UL/DL scheduling ofdata. As illustrated in step 504, the UE 252 indicates subframes andcorresponding HARQ reserved for LTE module operation in a bitmap or DRXparameters. Further, the UE 252 may also report the duration for whichthe above mentioned solution is applicable.

After receiving the measurement report or any other message (IDC_IND).The base station 251 decides whether to select FDM solution or TDMsolution to resolve in-device co-existence interference. If the basestation 251 selects a FDM solution, then the base station 251deactivates a carrier if it is a secondary cell and reported asfacing/causing in-device co-existence interference. Otherwise, the basestation 251 performs handover if the component carrier is primary celland the component carrier reported as facing/causing in-deviceco-existence interference.

Alternatively, if the base station 251 selects a TDM solution, then thebase station 251 indicates subframes and corresponding HARQ processesreserved for the LTE module operations or DRX cycle parameters to the UE252. The subframes and corresponding HARQ processes or DRX parametersmay be the same or modified version of the reserved subframes andcorresponding HARQ processes or DRX cycle parameters previouslycommunicated by the UE 252. The base station 251 may indicate the aboveinformation in a bitmap based gap pattern or in DRX parameters derivedfrom the UE reported HARQ bitmap or DRX parameters. In case the gappattern (either bitmap or DRX parameters) is absent in the responsereceived from the base station 251, the LIE 252 can assume that the gappattern sent to the base station 251 is to be applied.

In order to synchronize the UE with above configuration parameters, thebase station 251 can opt to initiate an intra-cell handover procedureand sends new configuration to the UE 252 in a handover message.Additionally, the base station 251 may provide a parameter correspondingto the validity of configuration to the UE 252 in the response from thebase station 251. In case the UE 252 does not report that the in-devicecoexistence interference is over, the UE 252 and the base station 251use the validity timer to release the configuration related to in-devicecoexistence interference and then the normal operation starts. In case,the UE 252 wants to extend the validity of the configuration, the UE 252can send a measurement report or other message (e.g. IDC_IND) includingall the parameters (DRX cycle parameters, reserved subframes andcorresponding HARQ processes, and affected frequencies).

Although the present embodiments have been described with reference tospecific examples, it will be evident that various modifications andchanges may be made to these embodiments without departing from thebroader spirit and scope of the various embodiments. Furthermore, thevarious devices, modules, selectors, estimators, and the like describedherein may be enabled and operated using hardware circuitry, forexample, complementary metal oxide semiconductor based logic circuitry,firmware, software and/or any combination of hardware, firmware, and/orsoftware embodied in a machine readable medium. For example, the variouselectrical structure and methods may be embodied using transistors,logic gates, and electrical circuits, such as application specificintegrated circuit.

Glossary of Terms and their Definitions

SINR: Signal-to-noise plus interference ratio

RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power

RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indication

RNTI: Radio Network Temporary Identifier

TTI: Transmission Time Interval

DRX: Discontinuous Reception

PDCCH: Physical Downlink Control Channel

HARQ: Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request

LTE: Long Term Evolution

ISM: The Industrial, Scientific and Medical Radio Band

GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite Systems

BLER: Block Error Rate

FDM: Frequency Division Multiplexing

FDD: Frequency-Division Duplexing

TDM: Time Division Multiplexing

TDD: Time Division Duplexing

Wi-Max: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

UL: Uplink

DL: Downlink

IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of transmitting a message associatedwith an in-device co-existence interference in a user equipment, themethod comprising: detecting an in-device co-existence interferencebetween a first radio frequency module and a second radio frequencymodule in a user equipment; receiving, from a base station, aconfiguration message indicating that the base station supportsreporting on an in-device co-existence interference; transmitting, tothe base station, a message associated with the in-device co-existenceinterference, the message including one or more frequencies affected bythe second radio frequency module of the user equipment and a patterncorresponding to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process,wherein the pattern indicates one or more sub-frames to be abstainedfrom using due to being affected by operation of the second radiofrequency module; and transmitting, to the base station, a new messageassociated with the in-device co-existence interference when there is noin-device co-existence interference.
 2. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising: receiving a scheduling pattern from the base station inresponse to transmitting the message.
 3. The method of claim 2, whereinthe scheduling pattern indicates discontinuous reception (DRX)parameters derived based on the message.
 4. The method of claim 1,wherein the pattern that indicates the one or more sub-frames to beabstained from using is represented in a bitmap.
 5. The method of claim1, wherein the first radio frequency module is for long term evolution(LTE).
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second radio frequencymodule is for an industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band. 7.The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes a parameterassociated with discontinuous reception (DRX).
 8. A user equipment fortransmitting a message associated with an in-device co-existenceinterference, the user equipment comprising: a memory; and a processorcoupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: detect anin-device co-existence interference between a first radio frequencymodule and a second radio frequency module in a user equipment; receive,from a base station, a configuration message indicating that the basestation supports reporting on an in-device co-existence interference;transmit, to the base station, a message associated with the in-deviceco-existence interference, the message including one or more frequenciesaffected by the second radio frequency module of the user equipment anda pattern corresponding to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)process, wherein the pattern indicates one or more sub-frames to beabstained from using due to being affected by operation of the secondradio frequency module; and transmit, to the base station, a new messageassociated with the in-device co-existence interference when there is noin-device co-existence interference.
 9. The user equipment of claim 8,the processor is further configured to: receive a scheduling patternfrom the base station in response to the transmitted message.
 10. Theuser equipment of claim 9, wherein the scheduling pattern indicatesdiscontinuous reception (DRX) parameters derived based on the message.11. The user equipment of claim 8, wherein the pattern that indicatesthe one or more sub-frames to be abstained from using is represented ina bitmap.
 12. The user equipment of claim 8, wherein the first radiofrequency module is for long term evolution (LTE).
 13. The userequipment of claim 8, wherein the second radio frequency module is foran industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band.
 14. The userequipment of claim 8, wherein the message includes a parameterassociated with discontinuous reception (DRX).
 15. The method of claim7, wherein the parameter associated with DRX comprises a given point oftime at which the first radio frequency module or the second radiofrequency module operates the DRX.
 16. The user equipment of claim 14,wherein the parameter associated with DRX comprises a given point oftime at which the first radio frequency module or the second radiofrequency module operates the DRX.